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Work at height
Director sentenced after brother’s fatal fall
Slips and trips
Council fined £500,000 over death of care home resident
Competencies
IOSH revises manifesto ahead of General Election

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Confined spaces
Tideway incident lands Thames Water with £300k fine

Thames Water Utilities has been fined £300,000 following an incident in which three workers were carried along a sewer after a 150-year-old sewer gate collapsed.
Competencies
IOSH unveils new competency framework

A new competency framework to guide the development of occupational safety and health professionals and meet the needs of employers for a broader set of competencies, has been launched by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).
Work equipment
Engineering co in court over boring machine accident

An engineering firm in Birmingham has been fined £86,000 after two workers were seriously injured when they were thrown from the chuck of a large vertical boring machine.
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Features

Safety
Staying on track
Leadership
Standing out in the crowd
Compliance
We need disclosure

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Employee involvement
Engage and connect

Is worker consultation key to overcoming criticism of procedure-led ways to manage safety?

Competencies
Your consultation

As IOSH’s review of membership grades progresses, we reflect on early feedback and the case for questioning.
Accident reduction
Payers to players: ISSA’s Vision Zero

Two years after its launch we look at the progress of what is claimed to be the first global OSH campaign.
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Richard Jones CFIOSH
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The need for a new government to prioritise workplace health

Products and services

Road safety
Work-related stress is a worrying cause of company car and fleet vehicle road accidents
Wellbeing
Linking consumer research with wellbeing and skin care
Lone workers
One-stop-shop for vital information on lone working

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Personal protective equipment
A-SAFE unveils new anti-topple products for stacked storage areas

Stacking bulk goods can increase the risk of topple-related accidents. New high-level Topple Barriers from A-SAFE are designed to protect pedestrians, goods and vehicles from topple hazards in bulk storage areas.
Work at height
ATLAS publishes guidance on working at height in wind

The Association of Technical Lightning & Access Specialists (ATLAS) has published guidance entitled Wind Guidance Note for Working at Height, which has been developed by M J Fuller & Associates and reviewed by ATLAS’ Council and Safety & Access Committee. The document is primarily intended for steeplejack and lightning conductor engineers, but elements of the guidance will be useful to others who work at height.
Emergency planning
City of Bristol College ensures safety for all students

The multi-campus City of Bristol College, used by some 20,000 students and 1,000 staff, has overhauled its evacuation procedures with the help of Evac+Chair.
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